Water-cooler.



H. G. GORDLHZ. WATER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED JUHB 8, 1905. 9o s,s44

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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WATER-COOLER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed June 8, 1905. Serial No. 264,277.

To all whom it mt'ry concern: 7

lie it known that I ilnnnv (i. Connimr,

l l t i a citizen of the United States, residing; at v which the water to be cooled is kept sepa- 5 rate from the ice used for cooling it and in whirh the water to from a bottle. A. large (lQlllZllltl has arisen be cooled is supplied 1 in recent years for purer drinkingwateri than that supplied by I most cities and this demand has been met by the sale of spring or other pure water in glass bottles.

are also used. desirable to cool this purposes and to do so though larger bottles generally considered water for drinking without permitting with the ice. and :1 been invented designed for wateri'roin large sized bottles.

number of eoolershave cooling the but. such devices have not usually been adapted to re- 3 eeivc and be supplied from the halt-gallon bottles.

It is the purpose of the present inventionto provide a simple and inexpensive construction of cooler, particularly adapted to receive and be supplied from half-galloin bottles, though adapted also for use with larger bottles, and with this purpose in viCw my invention e l nsists in the construction combination ot elements hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. y

Referring tolg'lhe drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the complete device with a water bottle in position; Fig. '2 is a top plan view of the complete device and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing the faucet.

In the drawings A is the outer casing for containing the ice and is preferably made of what is known as indurated fiber. Near its bottom the casing. A is provided with a fate cet B having disc .arge spout b outside the casing and adapted to be. operated by pressing in the push piece 6. Within the casing the faucet is provided with an open-ended For convenience in handlino. these bottles are usually oi half gallon size i it i the water s\ stems of it to conic in contact;

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socket If preferably provh ed on its interior \vitl a gasket .11 of rubber. The open end of the socket 1) is upward. For convenieme in securing): the faucet in place, the faucet is preferably made in two parts united by a screw joint 1* each part being provided with a range If.

The casino A is 'n'ovidcd at its upper end with a rover C having at its edge a downturned hinge c and having a circular openin; w formed in it. the cover has also l Ul'lllttl in it lll (1 I l'i'ithin the casing A is placed a jar D open at its upper end and having extending downward from its bottom a nipple d preferably slightly tapered and adapted to fit the socket, 0- and to torni with the gasket 1) a liquid tight joint. i

The weight of the jar is supported by the faucet. The jar is of such height as to extend through the circular opening 0' of the cover which is of such size as to "ccei've and fit snugly about the upper end of the jar, the cover thus heiug kept from movement by the engagement of its {hinge 0 with the upper edge of the casing, serving to hold the upper end of the jar in propeposition. (ithin its upper end the jar is provided with a groove (l in which placed a gasket preferably of round rubber. i'lhe interior diauiv-ter or the. jar is such as to permit the neck o! a half gallon bottle of the usual form to enter it freely and to receive the shoulder between the neck 1d body of the bottle upon its upper edge in contact with the gasket 1/" The opening 4- of the cover is placed to one side of the center so as to afford as much room as possible tor the opening c.

The iar D may be of any desired material but. is preferably of earthenware. The cover (1 pret'erably of sheet metal.

in lis the faucet being in place with the socket. 71'- upturned. the cover is put in place and the jarl) is inserted through the opening r, and its nipple .Z inserted in the socket 1) Broken iee may then be inserted through the opening r.-'-' of the cover and a bottle of water is then placed in position as shown in Fig. l with its neck within the upper end of the jar l) and with its shoulder resting on the gasket (P. The water flows from the b ttle filling the jar until its level reaches the end of the bottle neck when it prevents 'entraner of air to the bottle thus stopping the flow of an opening 0 provided with a water and serving as a seal. As water is drawn off through the faucet lowering the level of the liquid in the jar below the mouth of the bottle neck, air is permitted to enter the bottle and the'water fiows out until the level of water in the jar is restored.

By utilizing the cover for holding the jar in position, I avoid the necessity for special means for this purpose and thus simplify and cheapen the construction. The gasket at the upper end of the jar makes with the shoulder of the water bottle a sufliciently tight joint to prevent en trance of foreign matter while perniitting entrance of sufficient air to allow of flow of water from the bottle when the level upper end thereof, and having an opening ofthe water in the jar gets below the month of the bottle neck.

Any tendency of the bottle to tip over is prevented by contact of the mouth of the bottle with the interior of the jar.

In case it is desired to clean thecasing the i jar D may be lifted out, the cover C lifted oil and the contents of the casing may be readily emptied out by turning it over. All parts of the device may thus be readily cleaned.

While I have described the construction as particularly adapted for use with half gallon bottles, I do not desire to be restricted to its use with bottles of any particular size. as it is evident that by properly proportioning the strength of the parts it may readily be adapted'to be used with bottles of larger size.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is v i In a water cooler the combination with an outer casing provided with an upwardly opening socket within the casing; a ar within the casing and supported by said socket and provided with a. nipple adapted to enter A the socket; a removable cover for the casing provided with a downwardly depending flange tor ei'igagmg the casing-ad acentthe therein adapted to receive the upper end of the jar and to maintain it in position, the rover also being provided with an opening having a. lid for the introduction of ice; a groove at the upper end of said jar; and a gasket located within the said groove.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

, HENRY G. GORDLEY. l/Vitnesses:

WM. A. W INHAM, W. M. Rule. 

